10 Frankenplants I’d Like to See
March 28th, 2017
Bioengineers have come up with plants that kill bugs and glow in the dark. How about a plant that weeds its own space? Or one with Venus flytrap genes so its mouth could grab cabbageworms?
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Scrooge: The Gardener Version
December 20th, 2016
I was dozing off with some seed catalogs one evening, when all of a sudden…
Gardeners and Non-Gardeners Don’t See Things the Same Way
November 10th, 2015
Gardeners and non-gardeners don’t usually see things eye-to-eye. Is a tree a beautiful living thing or a messy headache? Is a bee beneficial or threatening? Is weeding relaxing or maddening?
Pruners Don’t Compost Well
October 27th, 2015
I can now verify first-hand that pruners don’t compost very well. But what, you may ask, was I doing with pruners in my compost pile?
Smarter Than the Average Squirrel?
September 22nd, 2015
Animals might foil our vegetable gardens sometimes, but in the long run, we can outsmart them. Can’t we?
Are You a Crazed Gardener?
September 10th, 2013
How do you know if you’re a crazed gardener? Lower Swatara Twp. uber-gardener Joe Mateer came up with this qualifying exam…
Pittsburgh Garden Involved in Big Stink
August 13th, 2013
Few events in the botanical world create as much stink (in more ways than one) than when a Titan arum opens. Also known as the corpse flower for its rotting-flesh-like scent, this plant created much ado when Pittsburgh’s Phipps Conservatory got one to bloom.
Garden Wishes for Santa
December 18th, 2012
What would gardeners want from Santa? How about a groundhog-eating rabbit, no-prune plants with an off button or maybe even some halfways decent weather for a change?
Inside George’s Garden Tour
September 11th, 2012
What happens when George’s yard is the subject of a garden tour? First, buckets of sweat, then a debate between “cute” and the plants.
Thanks (I Think) for Gardening
November 22nd, 2007
Here’s a Thanksgiving 2007 piece reminding us of all the things we have to be thankful for in the garden. Or do we?
